Who's got the right stuff for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1990s?
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I brought up Battlestar characters because in "Galactica 1980" the fleet arrives at Earth contemporary to the time. I don't think it is a good idea, just trying to be complete.
The werewolf series was on Fox in 87-88.
V was also set in the 1980's. I don't remember anything about it, but there was at least one alien/human hybrid from it. Those aliens could be villains.
Buffy the movie was 1992, so you could use her. Willow isn't in the movie, and really doesn't have much in the way of magic until past the turn of the millenium in the series.
We never worry too much about analogues, just the people who are iconic. You do want a balance of skills though, so I guess analogues provide that.
The werewolf series was on Fox in 87-88.
V was also set in the 1980's. I don't remember anything about it, but there was at least one alien/human hybrid from it. Those aliens could be villains.
Buffy the movie was 1992, so you could use her. Willow isn't in the movie, and really doesn't have much in the way of magic until past the turn of the millenium in the series.
We never worry too much about analogues, just the people who are iconic. You do want a balance of skills though, so I guess analogues provide that.
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Love these ideas.Timmundo said:
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No Sydney Bristow? ....Ahh, OK, not a 90's character.theredrobedwizard said:
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Absolutely inspired idea.lobsterGun said:
Charlie from Firestarter has been suggested a few times - there are certainly other King characters that would be interesting to explore - Susan Snell, for example, is a great laying-low survivor-type.
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I do find it interesting that the modern era League is drawn heavily from non-literature as a medium for it's iconic characters. If you want "strict adherence" to the "rules," you're drawing from the wrong media. (Arguably there was no "literature" produced in the 80's/90's.)
Having said that, I nominate an aging James Rockford, pulled out of retirement. Naturally, he'd want his buddy Angel (not the Whedon creation) to tag along.
Having said that, I nominate an aging James Rockford, pulled out of retirement. Naturally, he'd want his buddy Angel (not the Whedon creation) to tag along.
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Hey- how about Professor Jonathan Chase and Otto J. Mann?
And either Thomas Magnum or Laura Holt should be in there as well.
And either Thomas Magnum or Laura Holt should be in there as well.
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Nuclear Platypus
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Ok if you want literary types from the 80's, I suggest Remo Williams and Chiun, of the glorious house of Sinanju (the Destroyer series). However it started earlier like the 60's or 70's.
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Something that's missing from a lot of suggestions: Except for Quatermain, the LoeG was essentially drawn from villians and monsters, not heroes.
Nemo was an antihero.
Griffin (the invisible man) was a straight-up villian.
Hyde was a monster.
Mina wasn't a monster or villian, but nor was she a hero: she was a victim.
The only hero was Quatermain, and at the beginning of the comic, he's lost himself to opium.
The problem you'd have with that, though, is that Victorian Literature is full of monsters, while we tend to focus more on the heroes.
My picks:
Dana Scully (X-Files)
Hannibal Lector (Red Dragon, et al.)
Selina Kyle (Batman)
T-800 (The Terminator, et al.)
Robert Muldoon (Jurassic Park)
Dana Scully fits nicely into Mina's Shoes as team leader. She has a lot of experience dealing with weirdness, and a lot of experience keeping zany teammates in line. I also imagine her with a bit of alien technology, helping to beef up the team in the gear department.
Hannibal Lector is the best (and worst) planner that the team could possibly have. And he ties back into the "team of villians" thing.
T-800 provides a better beatdown than Hyde ever could. And he's programmed to follow Scully's every order.
Muldoon wasn't a particularly important character in Jurassic Park, but he was probably the most capable one. Plus, he's got a good grasp on technology--His job at Jurassic Park and his previous experiences gave him experience with a variety of weaponry and vehicles.
Catwoman is an iconic anti-hero and an iconic sneak. Plus, she's a top of the line unarmed combatant--if she can hold her own against batman, I can't think of many folks who could stand up to her.
Nemo was an antihero.
Griffin (the invisible man) was a straight-up villian.
Hyde was a monster.
Mina wasn't a monster or villian, but nor was she a hero: she was a victim.
The only hero was Quatermain, and at the beginning of the comic, he's lost himself to opium.
The problem you'd have with that, though, is that Victorian Literature is full of monsters, while we tend to focus more on the heroes.
My picks:
Dana Scully (X-Files)
Hannibal Lector (Red Dragon, et al.)
Selina Kyle (Batman)
T-800 (The Terminator, et al.)
Robert Muldoon (Jurassic Park)
Dana Scully fits nicely into Mina's Shoes as team leader. She has a lot of experience dealing with weirdness, and a lot of experience keeping zany teammates in line. I also imagine her with a bit of alien technology, helping to beef up the team in the gear department.
Hannibal Lector is the best (and worst) planner that the team could possibly have. And he ties back into the "team of villians" thing.
T-800 provides a better beatdown than Hyde ever could. And he's programmed to follow Scully's every order.
Muldoon wasn't a particularly important character in Jurassic Park, but he was probably the most capable one. Plus, he's got a good grasp on technology--His job at Jurassic Park and his previous experiences gave him experience with a variety of weaponry and vehicles.
Catwoman is an iconic anti-hero and an iconic sneak. Plus, she's a top of the line unarmed combatant--if she can hold her own against batman, I can't think of many folks who could stand up to her.